ICECATS FALL TO THUNDERBIRDS

FLORENCE, SC - Zach White scored twice and Gus Ford netted the game winner as the Twin City Thunderbirds blanked the Pee Dee IceCats 3-0 on Friday night at Florence Center.

Ford netted the first goal of the game at 8:57 of the second period with a wrist shot from the right wing that beat Ricardo Gonzalez over the left shoulder to make it 1-0.

White's first goal later in the second period was almost identical, coming on a shot off the right wing that beat Gonzalez just under the crossbar to make it 2-0 after 40 minutes.

White capped the scoring in the third as Ford fed the puck to White in the slot at 7:32 to complete the scoring.

Boris Babik turned aside 16 shots for the shutout, while Gonzalez stopped 19-of-22 in the loss.

The same two teams go right back at it tomorrow night in Winston-Salem at 6:05 pm ET, with the Powers Properties Pregame show kicking off 15 minutes prior to puck drop on the IceCats Broadcast Network.